St. Joseph's University

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#11159 / #2955
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#646
Most Desirable School
Private liberal arts college with campuses in Brooklyn and Long Island

St. Joseph's University at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2955
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
72%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$38,520
Graduation rate
68%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
3,144

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St. Joseph's University Featured Rankings

About St. Joseph's University

According to Wikipedia, St. Joseph's University, New York is a private Catholic university in New York State, with campuses in Brooklyn and Long Island. The university provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, offering degrees in more than 54 majors and other programs.

St. Joseph's University 's Online Degrees

Advanced Certificate in Human Resources Management
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Human Resources
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Organizational Management
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Human Resources
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Leadership and Supervision
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Executive Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration and BS in Organizational Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Dual Degree
  • Dual Degree
  • Required Credits: 144
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Management and Health Information Systems
  • BS Healthcare Administration and Health Care Management MBA Dual Degree
  • Healthcare Management
  • Healthcare Management and Health Information Systems
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Concentration
  • Human Resources Management
  • Organizational Management
  • Dual Degree with an Organizational Management BS
  • Human Resources Management
  • Organizational Management
  • Health Care Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
eMBA in Executive Business Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Management and BS in Organizational Management
Degree Concentrations
  • Dual Degree
  • Required Credits: 144
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Industrial-Organizational Psychology
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Human Resources Management
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Human Services Leadership
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Human Services Leadership and BS in Human Services
Degree Concentrations
  • Dual Degree
  • Required Credits: 132
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
Degree Concentrations
  • Practice and Policy
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice Practice and Policy
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Mathematics Education
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Advanced Certificate in Human Services Leadership
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
BS in General Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Human Services Leadership
Degree Concentrations
  • Dual Degree witha Human Services BS
  • Required Credits: 132
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Advanced Certificate in Management of Health Information Systems
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Health Administration
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Management of Health Information Systems
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Nursing Home Administrator
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Health Care Management and BS in Healthcare Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Dual Degree
  • Required Credits: 144
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • Required Credits: 29-35
  • Completion Time: 1-2 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Psychology
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online

St. Joseph's University Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
5,00372%81%68%119026

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does St. Joseph's University Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$38,520
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$16,087
30K - 48K$15,949
48K - 75K$17,090
75K - 110K$16,415
110K+$24,957

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do St. Joseph's University Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former St. Joseph's University students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $69,712 a year, and 94% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

St. Joseph's University 's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
5,2554,362893

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is St. Joseph's University ?

St. Joseph's University is located at 245 Clinton Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205-3688.

How Safe is St. Joseph's University ?

No violent or property offenses were reported on St. Joseph's University ’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, St. Joseph's University has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft).

What Is St. Joseph's University Known For?

St. Joseph's University is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

St. Joseph's University 's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much St. Joseph's University 's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#5099
World Rank
#5104
Historical Rank
#1669
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #1669 in the U.S. and #5099 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Literature
#5903
World Rank
#5930
Historical Rank
#1894
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #1894 in the U.S. and #5903 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Criminal Justice
#4124
World Rank
#4126
Historical Rank
#2069
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2069 in the U.S. and #4124 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#8186
World Rank
#8190
Historical Rank
#2092
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2092 in the U.S. and #8186 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Economics
#8961
World Rank
#8962
Historical Rank
#2179
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2179 in the U.S. and #8961 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Philosophy
#8408
World Rank
#8441
Historical Rank
#2537
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2537 in the U.S. and #8408 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Psychology
#6922
World Rank
#6929
Historical Rank
#2596
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2596 in the U.S. and #6922 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Religious Studies
#11255
World Rank
#11272
Historical Rank
#2600
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2600 in the U.S. and #11255 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Communications
#9803
World Rank
#9816
Historical Rank
#2705
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2705 in the U.S. and #9803 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Mathematics
#9688
World Rank
#9704
Historical Rank
#2814
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2814 in the U.S. and #9688 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Nursing
#7531
World Rank
#7531
Historical Rank
#2821
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2821 in the U.S. and #7531 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Medical
#10297
World Rank
#10299
Historical Rank
#2873
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2873 in the U.S. and #10297 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Political Science
#12088
World Rank
#12090
Historical Rank
#2921
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #2921 in the U.S. and #12088 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
History
#10463
World Rank
#10473
Historical Rank
#3126
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #3126 in the U.S. and #10463 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Business
#11473
World Rank
#11473
Historical Rank
#3172
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #3172 in the U.S. and #11473 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Biology
#11897
World Rank
#11911
Historical Rank
#3195
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #3195 in the U.S. and #11897 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Education
#12605
World Rank
#12609
Historical Rank
#3395
USA Rank

St. Joseph's University ranks #3395 in the U.S. and #12605 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees

Who Are St. Joseph's University 's Most Influential Alumni?

St. Joseph's University 's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of St. Joseph's University 's most famous alumni:

Margaret Jacob
An American historian.
Joan Hinde Stewart
An American academic.
Marie Ponsot
An American poet, writer, critic translator .